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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression
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IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026
Iranian prisoners of war (POWs) who had been held captive during the 1980s war with Iraq. It said the resilience and sacrifice of the former POWs continue to inspire its forces. The IRGC said its forces remain fully prepared to defend Iran’s territorial integrity, independence, national inter ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Iranian pilots whose jets were downed en route home after a successful strike. Alwaght- Several months after the Iranian air force’s successful strike at American targets in Qatar at the outset of the 40-day war, the fate of the pilots from two fighter jets hit on their return route has entere ...
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power
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Martyred Leader’s Vision Fuels Iran’s Rising Defense Power

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Iran’s Defense Ministry has stated that the nation’s defense industry progress is owed to the sublime guidance of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution ALWAGHT- Iran's Defense Ministry has stated that the nation's defense industry progress is owed to the sublime guidance of the marty ...
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted
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Strait of Hormuz to Remain Closed Until Oil Sanctions Are Lifted

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until oil sanctions are removed, frozen Ira ...
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report
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Johnson Reveals 30 Suicide Attempts Aboard USS Lincoln in Exclusive Report

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
Iran's adoption of a more aggressive posture, suggest that an extended conflict would progressively advantage Tehran. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi argued that a prolonged confrontation increasingly favors Iran over the United States. Johns ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Iran, but the US stands as a barrier. Alwaght- While the US with economic and political pressures tries to put the skids under Iranian-Iraqi trade relations, Tehran and Baghdad are still pursuing expansion of their trade based on the past agreements. Within this framework, Central Bank of Iran Gover ...
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Annexation Will Never Succeed; Israel’s Downfall Is Inevitable
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Annexation Will Never Succeed; Israel’s Downfall Is Inevitable

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani, says Israeli annexation is not an option ALWAGHT- Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani, says Israeli annexation is not an option an ...
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations
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Araghchi: Iran War Has Reshaped Regional Security Equations

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Iran’s foreign minister said the war had transformed regional security perceptions ALWAGHT- Iran’s foreign minister said the war had transformed regional security perceptions, leading Arab states to recognize that lasting security should be collective and regionally driven rather than reliant ...
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference
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Ghalibaf in Baghdad: Iran-Iraq Ties Strengthened Against Foreign Interference

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Baghdad and paid tribute to Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the site where they were killed in a 2020 US drone strike. He praised their role in fighting ISIS and highlighted Iran’s resistance capabilities. Ghalibaf s ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Thursday 20 August 2026 ،
Iran memorandum of understanding that was supposed to be a pathway to ending the war and resolving outstanding disputes expired Monday without a tangible breakthrough, casting the prospects for a truce deeper into uncertainty. As the two-month window closed, the US President Donald Trump, who had s ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.